Turner & Townsend
real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources
SeniorDevelopmentManager
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“Senior Development Manager at Turner & Townsend. Skills: development delivery, stakeholder management, project leadership. Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects. Monitor new build office towers”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure projects are delivered on time; ensure projects are within budget; ensure projects are aligned with business objectives; achieve delivery milestones
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15 years + post graduate experience, Experience in large scale commercial office development and construction, Experience of all development phases, Excellent verbal, written communication and IT skills, Excellent presentation skills, working knowledge of all Microsoft packages
What You'll Do.
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex projects
Monitor new build office towers
Manage major redevelopments
Oversee large-scale fit-outs
Lead strategic workplace initiatives
Report to Senior Leadership
Manage projects through all development phases
Secure and complete administration for client commissions
Take lead on new development opportunities
Support lease negotiations
Obtain all statutory approvals
Write client business cases
Undertake market analysis
Assemble development teams
Support client to appoint Main Contractor
Ensure thorough handover to Project Manager
Monitor project through delivery phase
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with internal stakeholders; Partner closely with external partners; Work with a range of internal teams; Work with external advisors
Communication Scope
Excellent verbal communication; Excellent written communication; Excellent presentation skills
Process & Methodology
end-to-end delivery of complex ground-up real estate development and capital projects, developer monitoring, managing large scale development projects, managing projects through all development phases, managing new development opportunities, managing development agreements, managing design, managing planning, managing cost, managing value, managing procurement, managing construction delivery, managing project delivery
Full Job Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world Who are you? The Senior Development Manager is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of complex ground-up real estate development and capital projects across a corporate occupier portfolio. This includes developer monitoring of new build office towers, major redevelopments, large-scale fit-outs, and strategic workplace initiatives. This role partners closely with internal stakeholders (Real Estate, Workplace, Finance, Legal, Leasing, Operations) and external partners (developers, consultants, contractors) to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. The position requires strong leadership, commercial acumen, and deep expertise in managing large scale development projects. * Report to Senior Leadership to manage projects through all development phases * Secure and complete the necessary administration for client commissions * Take the lead on new development opportunities on behalf of our clients * Support lease negotiations and/or development agreements to protect our occupier clien
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